#Food: Beef roll ups with ugu filling

It’s no secret thatbeefis a big part of the Nigerian diet. We practically use it for most of ourcookingin soups, stews, main dishes and so on. One of the ways we enjoy beef is by mincing the beef as i didhereandhereor cutting it up into chunks and cooking as shownhere,hereandhereor slicing it up as shownhere. But have you tried rolling it up? This is a really new and nice take on how to prepare beef which i’m sure you’ll love. It’s got a leafy vegetable filling and can be paired with rice, yam, potato, beans and just about anything. Enjoy!. How to makebeef roll ups• Prep time: 20 minutes• Cook time: 5-10 minutes• Total time:30 minutes• Level: Easy

Ingredients:::

• 5 thin sliced beef

• 1 tbsp. chili powder

• 1 tbsp. garlic powder

• 2 tbsp. vegetable oil

• Salt to taste

The filling:::

• A handful ugu leaves

• 1 medium sized yellow pepper

• 1 medium sized red pepper

• 1/2 small red onion

• Salt to taste

Other things you’d need

• A string or toothpicks

Instructions:::

Step 1:Place the beef slices on a chopping board. To know how i sliced the beef, i used a sharp knife to cut off thick rectangle slices. In a bowl, mix the chili powder, garlic powder, vegetable oil and salt to taste together. Brush this over the top of the beef slices and leave the beef to sit while you prepare the filling.

Step 3:Place an empty pan on the burner, add the vegetable oil and heat it up for 30 seconds. Add the onion, yellow and red pepper and stir fry for 1 minute. Add the chopped vegetable, salt to taste and stir fry for 1 minute. Turn off the burner and leave to cool.

Step 4:On the center of each flattened beef, divide the vegetable stir-fry between the 5 beef slices. Once done, roll up each beef and secure with a string or toothpicks so the content doesn’t fall off.

Step 5:Spread the rest of the spice mixture over thebeef roll upsand place them on a grilling rack. Leave to cook in the grill for about 5-10 minutes on all sides.

Step 6:Once done, remove from the heat and leave to cool for sometime before removing the strings.